Beer-pipe cooler and protector.



PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

A. F. PETERSON. BEER PIPE COOLER AND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APB..19, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented August 30, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BEER-PIPE COOLER AND PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,686, dated August 30, 1904.

Application filed April 19, 1904. Serial No. 203,921. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AXEL FARNARD PETER- soN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beer-Pipe Coolers and Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to refrigerating devices, and particularly to a device for use in cooling beer-pipes.

An object of this invention is to produce a device for draining the coil-box of a beercooling device and in the provision of novel means for protecting the beer-pipes leading from the kegs to the coils.

Furthermore, an object of this'invention is to provide for the maintenance of a uniform temperature of the beer from the time itleaves the barrel until the time it is drawn.

Furthermore, an object of this invention is to provide novel means for causing the discharge of the water fromthe melting ice contained in the coil-box; and the invention further contemplates the provision of novel means for permitting the removal of the drain-pipe for the purpose of cleaning or removing obstructions.

Finally, an object of the invention is to provide a beer-pipe cooler of the character described which will possess advantages in points of efliciency and durability, proving at the same time comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and maintain.

W'ith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,wl1erein like characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the beerpipe protector and cooler embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view on the line 1 2 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A is a ferrule having a' of a coil-box in any suitable manner, as byv screws or solder, the said flange being provided with screw-holes, as shown in Fig. 2.

The casing H has its upper end secured to a ring F and its lower end secured to the flange M, which flange M is secured to the lower head 0 by means of the screws N. Interiorly of the casing is provided another ring, G, to which is secureda partition K, suitably separated from the casing H in order to form a space containing dead air, which will serve to prevent access of heat to the interior of the casing. Aninternal partition L is secured to the flange M and provides a space between the partitions L and K as a further means for preventing the radiation through the casing.

E is a brace which covers the rings F and G. The said brace carries a flange C, which is engaged by a ring-nut B, which ring-nut is threaded on the lower end of the ferrule A. A suitable packing D is interposed between the end of the ferrule and the flange C in order to make a tight joint.

The lower head of the casing is provided with a series of depending nipples P, which are threaded on their lower ends, and said nipples are hollow and are designed for the reception of the beer-pipes X, which pass therethrough and are supposed to be connected to the coils of the coil-box and to the kegs or barrels containing beer. A series of ringnuts are threaded on the nipples and have their lower ends engaging collars R, which collars are drawn toward the ends of the nipples through the action of the ring-nuts, thus making atight joint. Centrally of the head is a depending tube S, which has its inner surfaces tapered at the lower end, the said tapered surface being ground to form a joint, in which a pipe Y is seated. The pipe Y extends upwardly through a tube Z. The pipe Z has an aperture B near its lower end or just above the inner surface of the head in order that drippings of water from the coil-box may enter through the aperture B into the tube Z, and rising therein to the level of the aperture (0 in the tube Y the water will pass from the tube Z to the tube Y and then descend to the lower exit-opening of the said tube Y. The lower end, of the tube S is threaded for the reception of the ring-nut U, which ring-nut is provided for clamping the coupling W to the tube S, and the said coupling \V may be connected to any suitable discharge pipe. (Not shown.) From an inspection of Figs. 1 and 3 it will be observed that a series of beerpipes may be permitted to pass through this casing, and as the air within the casing is at a comparatively low temperature, owing to the fact that the ice-water is circulating therethrough continuously, it follows that the beer which is flowing through the beer-pipes will become cool and that when discharged from the faucets it will have a proper temperature for use. By reason of the spaces for the dead air radiation is prevented and sweating of the pipes is obviated.

The construction, operation, and advantages will, it is thought, be understood from the foregoing description, it being noted that various changes in the proportions and details of construction may be resorted to for successfully carrying the invention into practice and without departing from the scope thereof.

Having fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described, a ferrule adapted to be secured to a coil-box, a casing, a series of annular partitions suitably separated to produce dead-air spaces, nipples on the lower head of the casing, a tube depending from the center of the head, beerpipes run through the nipples and through the casing, drain-pipes in the casing in communication with the tube and means whereby the said drain-tube is sealed by the water.

2. In a device of the character described, a ferrule adapted to be secured to a coil-box, a casing, annular partitions within the casing suitably separated to produce dead-air spaces, a lower head on the casing, hollow nipples depending from the head, a tube centrally of the head, the said tube having a tapered opening at its lower end, the surface of said tube having a ground-joint, a second drain-pipe depending into the tube and seated on the groundjoint, a second drain-pipe surrounding the first-named drain-pipe, the outer drain-pipe having an opening near the bottom of the casing for the reception of water, and the inner tube having an opening near its upper end for the reception of the water rising in the outer tube, and suitable connections for draining the tube, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 21st day of March, 1904.

AXEL FARNARD PETERSON. lVitnesses KAY Toni),

STELLA REDLUND. 

